jpdb beta

to twitch

1

to knit (one's eyebrows)

2

large quantity; large amount

1

sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis

3

marathon; long-distance race

1

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

1

(audio) recording

3

how old?; what age?

1

17; seventeen

4

-years-old

19

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

5

from there; thence

2

OK

1

good grief

2

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

1

while surprised; suddenly

1

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

2

morning; forenoon; just before noon

1

angry face (countenance)

1

thick voice

2

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

3

warmly; cordially; with tender care

1

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

2

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

9

to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with

2

to lie down (and rest)

10

to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

4

light (weight)

1

to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

2

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

12

flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)

2

to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray

1

receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)

1

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

10

ptoo (i.e. spitting sound); ptew; ptooey

1

dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)

6

famous (commercial) establishment; well-known store (shop, restaurant)

1

refined; genteel; graceful; decent

3

Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion

3

roasted pork fillet (often used in ramen)

1

soft-boiled egg marinated in soy and mirin

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

2

coward; dastard

1

song with lyrics about resentment and a sorrowful tune; resentful complaint

1

dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

1

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

11

gathering clouds; group of clouds

3

to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

8

to approach; to draw near

2

difficult to ...; hard to ...

4